New Enumerated Types Reference

New Enumerated Types in vSphere API

The VMware vSphere API includes many new enumerated types. This table provides a summary list.

Data Object	New Property
AgentInstallFailedReason
AgentInstallFailedReason	AgentNotReachable
AgentInstallFailedReason	AgentNotRunning
AgentInstallFailedReason	AgentUploadFailed
AgentInstallFailedReason	AgentUploadTimedout
AgentInstallFailedReason	InstallTimedout
AgentInstallFailedReason	NotEnoughSpaceOnDevice
AgentInstallFailedReason	PrepareToUpgradeFailed
AgentInstallFailedReason	SignatureVerificationFailed
AgentInstallFailedReason	UnknownInstallerError
CannotMoveFaultToleranceVmMoveType
CannotMoveFaultToleranceVmMoveType	cluster
CannotMoveFaultToleranceVmMoveType	resourcePool
CheckTestType
CheckTestType	datastoreTests
CheckTestType	hostTests
CheckTestType	resourcePoolTests
CheckTestType	sourceTests
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	agentShutdown
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	configuring
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	error
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	initialized
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	nodeFailed
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	running
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	unconfiguring
ClusterDasAamNodeStateDasState	uninitialized
ClusterDasConfigInfoServiceState
ClusterDasConfigInfoServiceState	disabled
ClusterDasConfigInfoServiceState	enabled
ClusterDasVmSettingsIsolationResponse	shutdown
ClusterProfileServiceType
ClusterProfileServiceType	DPM
ClusterProfileServiceType	DRS
ClusterProfileServiceType	FT
ClusterProfileServiceType	HA
ComplianceResultStatus
ComplianceResultStatus	compliant
ComplianceResultStatus	nonCompliant
ComplianceResultStatus	unknown
ConfigSpecOperation
ConfigSpecOperation	add
ConfigSpecOperation	edit
ConfigSpecOperation	remove
DasConfigFaultDasConfigFaultReason
DasConfigFaultDasConfigFaultReason	HostMisconfiguration
DasConfigFaultDasConfigFaultReason	HostNetworkMisconfiguration
DasConfigFaultDasConfigFaultReason	InsufficientPrivileges
DasConfigFaultDasConfigFaultReason	NoPrimaryAgentAvailable
DasConfigFaultDasConfigFaultReason	Other
DatastoreAccessible
DatastoreAccessible	False
DatastoreAccessible	True
DistributedVirtualPortgroupMetaTagName
DistributedVirtualPortgroupMetaTagName	dvsName
DistributedVirtualPortgroupMetaTagName	portIndex
DistributedVirtualPortgroupMetaTagName	portgroupName
DistributedVirtualPortgroupPortgroupType
DistributedVirtualPortgroupPortgroupType	earlyBinding
DistributedVirtualPortgroupPortgroupType	ephemeral
DistributedVirtualPortgroupPortgroupType	lateBinding
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberHostComponentState
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberHostComponentState	disconnected
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberHostComponentState	down
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberHostComponentState	outOfSync
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberHostComponentState	pending
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberHostComponentState	up
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberHostComponentState	warning
DistributedVirtualSwitchPortConnecteeConnecteeType
DistributedVirtualSwitchPortConnecteeConnecteeType	hostConsoleVnic
DistributedVirtualSwitchPortConnecteeConnecteeType	hostVmkVnic
DistributedVirtualSwitchPortConnecteeConnecteeType	pnic
DistributedVirtualSwitchPortConnecteeConnecteeType	vmVnic
DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpecOperationType
DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpecOperationType	notifyAvailableUpgrade
DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpecOperationType	preInstall
DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpecOperationType	proceedWithUpgrade
DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpecOperationType	updateBundleInfo
DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpecOperationType	upgrade
EventAlarmExpressionComparisonOperator
EventAlarmExpressionComparisonOperator	doesNotEndWith
EventAlarmExpressionComparisonOperator	doesNotStartWith
EventAlarmExpressionComparisonOperator	endsWith
EventAlarmExpressionComparisonOperator	equals
EventAlarmExpressionComparisonOperator	notEqualTo
EventAlarmExpressionComparisonOperator	startsWith
EventEventSeverity
EventEventSeverity	error
EventEventSeverity	info
EventEventSeverity	user
EventEventSeverity	warning
FtIssuesOnHostHostSelectionType
FtIssuesOnHostHostSelectionType	drs
FtIssuesOnHostHostSelectionType	user
FtIssuesOnHostHostSelectionType	vc
HostCpuPowerManagementInfoPolicyType
HostCpuPowerManagementInfoPolicyType	dynamicPolicy
HostCpuPowerManagementInfoPolicyType	off
HostCpuPowerManagementInfoPolicyType	staticPolicy
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason	agentFailed
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason	agentShutdown
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason	communicationInitFailed
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason	configFailed
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason	healthCheckScriptFailed
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason	other
HostDasErrorEventHostDasErrorReason	timeout
HostDigestInfoDigestMethodType
HostDigestInfoDigestMethodType	MD5
HostDigestInfoDigestMethodType	SHA1
HostDisconnectedEventReasonCode
HostDisconnectedEventReasonCode	agentUpgrade
HostDisconnectedEventReasonCode	licenseExpired
HostDisconnectedEventReasonCode	sslThumbprintVerifyFailed
HostDisconnectedEventReasonCode	userRequest
HostIncompatibleForFaultToleranceReason
HostIncompatibleForFaultToleranceReason	processor
HostIncompatibleForFaultToleranceReason	product
HostIncompatibleForRecordReplayReason
HostIncompatibleForRecordReplayReason	processor
HostIncompatibleForRecordReplayReason	product
HostInternetScsiHbaChapAuthenticationType
HostInternetScsiHbaChapAuthenticationType	chapDiscouraged
HostInternetScsiHbaChapAuthenticationType	chapPreferred
HostInternetScsiHbaChapAuthenticationType	chapProhibited
HostInternetScsiHbaChapAuthenticationType	chapRequired
HostInternetScsiHbaDigestType
HostInternetScsiHbaDigestType	digestDiscouraged
HostInternetScsiHbaDigestType	digestPreferred
HostInternetScsiHbaDigestType	digestProhibited
HostInternetScsiHbaDigestType	digestRequired
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType	dhcp
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType	linklayer
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType	manual
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType	other
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType	random
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus	deprecated
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus	duplicate
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus	inaccessible
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus	invalid
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus	preferred
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus	tentative
HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus	unknown
HostReplayUnsupportedReason
HostReplayUnsupportedReason	cpuidLimitSet
HostReplayUnsupportedReason	hvDisabled
HostReplayUnsupportedReason	incompatibleCpu
HostReplayUnsupportedReason	incompatibleProduct
HostReplayUnsupportedReason	oldBIOS
HostReplayUnsupportedReason	unknown
HostSnmpAgentCapability
HostSnmpAgentCapability	COMPLETE
HostSnmpAgentCapability	CONFIGURATION
HostSnmpAgentCapability	DIAGNOSTICS
HostUnresolvedVmfsExtentUnresolvedReason
HostUnresolvedVmfsExtentUnresolvedReason	diskIdMismatch
HostUnresolvedVmfsExtentUnresolvedReason	uuidConflict
HostUnresolvedVmfsResolutionSpecVmfsUuidResolution
HostUnresolvedVmfsResolutionSpecVmfsUuidResolution	forceMount
HostUnresolvedVmfsResolutionSpecVmfsUuidResolution	resignature
HostVirtualNicManagerNicType
HostVirtualNicManagerNicType	faultToleranceLogging
HostVirtualNicManagerNicType	management
HostVirtualNicManagerNicType	vmotion
HttpNfcLeaseState
HttpNfcLeaseState	done
HttpNfcLeaseState	error
HttpNfcLeaseState	initializing
HttpNfcLeaseState	ready
LicenseAssignmentFailedReason
LicenseAssignmentFailedReason	downgradeDisallowed
LicenseAssignmentFailedReason	hostsUnmanageableByVirtualCenterWithoutLicenseServer
LicenseAssignmentFailedReason	inventoryNotManageableByVirtualCenter
LicenseAssignmentFailedReason	keyEntityMismatch
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigOperationType
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigOperationType	advertise
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigOperationType	both
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigOperationType	listen
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigOperationType	none
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigProtocolType
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigProtocolType	cdp
LinkDiscoveryProtocolConfigProtocolType	lldp
NumVirtualCpusIncompatibleReason
NumVirtualCpusIncompatibleReason	faultTolerance
NumVirtualCpusIncompatibleReason	recordReplay
PerformanceManagerUnit	microsecond
ProfileExecuteResultStatus
ProfileExecuteResultStatus	error
ProfileExecuteResultStatus	needInput
ProfileExecuteResultStatus	success
ProfileNumericComparator
ProfileNumericComparator	equal
ProfileNumericComparator	greaterThan
ProfileNumericComparator	greaterThanEqual
ProfileNumericComparator	lessThan
ProfileNumericComparator	lessThanEqual
ProfileNumericComparator	notEqual
RecommendationReasonCode	checkResource
RecommendationReasonCode	unreservedCapacity
ScsiLunDescriptorQuality
ScsiLunDescriptorQuality	highQuality
ScsiLunDescriptorQuality	lowQuality
ScsiLunDescriptorQuality	mediumQuality
ScsiLunDescriptorQuality	unknownQuality
ScsiLunState	off
ScsiLunState	quiesced
VAppAutoStartAction
VAppAutoStartAction	guestShutdown
VAppAutoStartAction	none
VAppAutoStartAction	powerOff
VAppAutoStartAction	powerOn
VAppAutoStartAction	suspend
VAppIPAssignmentInfoAllocationSchemes
VAppIPAssignmentInfoAllocationSchemes	dhcp
VAppIPAssignmentInfoAllocationSchemes	ovfenv
VAppIPAssignmentInfoIpAllocationPolicy
VAppIPAssignmentInfoIpAllocationPolicy	dhcpPolicy
VAppIPAssignmentInfoIpAllocationPolicy	fixedPolicy
VAppIPAssignmentInfoIpAllocationPolicy	transientPolicy
VAppIPAssignmentInfoProtocols
VAppIPAssignmentInfoProtocols	IPv4
VAppIPAssignmentInfoProtocols	IPv6
VirtualAppVAppState
VirtualAppVAppState	started
VirtualAppVAppState	starting
VirtualAppVAppState	stopped
VirtualAppVAppState	stopping
VirtualDeviceConnectInfoStatus
VirtualDeviceConnectInfoStatus	ok
VirtualDeviceConnectInfoStatus	recoverableError
VirtualDeviceConnectInfoStatus	unrecoverableError
VirtualDeviceConnectInfoStatus	untried
VirtualDiskType	flatMonolithic
VirtualDiskType	sparseMonolithic
VirtualMachineConfigSpecNpivWwnOp	extend
VirtualMachineFaultToleranceState
VirtualMachineFaultToleranceState	disabled
VirtualMachineFaultToleranceState	enabled
VirtualMachineFaultToleranceState	needSecondary
VirtualMachineFaultToleranceState	notConfigured
VirtualMachineFaultToleranceState	running
VirtualMachineFaultToleranceState	starting
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	config
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	core
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	diskDescriptor
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	diskExtent
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	extendedConfig
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	log
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	nvram
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	screenshot
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	snapshotData
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	snapshotList
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	stat
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	suspend
VirtualMachineFileLayoutExFileType	swap
VirtualMachineFlagInfoVirtualExecUsage
VirtualMachineFlagInfoVirtualExecUsage	hvAuto
VirtualMachineFlagInfoVirtualExecUsage	hvOff
VirtualMachineFlagInfoVirtualExecUsage	hvOn
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	asianux3Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	asianux3_64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	asianux4Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	asianux4_64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	darwin64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	debian4Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	debian4_64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	debian5Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	debian5_64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	mandriva64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	mandrivaGuest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	openServer5Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	openServer6Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	rhel6Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	rhel6_64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	sles11Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	sles11_64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	turboLinux64Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	unixWare7Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	windows7Guest
VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier	windows7_64Guest
VirtualMachineNeedSecondaryReason
VirtualMachineNeedSecondaryReason	divergence
VirtualMachineNeedSecondaryReason	initializing
VirtualMachineNeedSecondaryReason	lostConnection
VirtualMachineNeedSecondaryReason	other
VirtualMachineNeedSecondaryReason	partialHardwareFailure
VirtualMachineNeedSecondaryReason	userAction
VirtualMachineRecordReplayState
VirtualMachineRecordReplayState	inactive
VirtualMachineRecordReplayState	recording
VirtualMachineRecordReplayState	replaying
VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions
VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions	createNewChildDiskBacking
VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions	moveAllDiskBackingsAndAllowSharing
VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions	moveAllDiskBackingsAndDisallowSharing
VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions	moveChildMostDiskBacking
VirtualMachineToolsRunningStatus
VirtualMachineToolsRunningStatus	guestToolsExecutingScripts
VirtualMachineToolsRunningStatus	guestToolsNotRunning
VirtualMachineToolsRunningStatus	guestToolsRunning
VirtualMachineToolsVersionStatus
VirtualMachineToolsVersionStatus	guestToolsCurrent
VirtualMachineToolsVersionStatus	guestToolsNeedUpgrade
VirtualMachineToolsVersionStatus	guestToolsNotInstalled
VirtualMachineToolsVersionStatus	guestToolsUnmanaged
VmFailedStartingSecondaryEventFailureReason
VmFailedStartingSecondaryEventFailureReason	incompatibleHost
VmFailedStartingSecondaryEventFailureReason	loginFailed
VmFailedStartingSecondaryEventFailureReason	migrateFailed
VmFailedStartingSecondaryEventFailureReason	registerVmFailed
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	ftSecondaryVm
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	ftUnsupportedHardware
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	ftUnsupportedProduct
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	haNotEnabled
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	hasLocalDisk
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	hasSnapshots
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	hostInactive
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	missingFTLoggingNic
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	missingVMotionNic
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	moreThanOneSecondary
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	multipleVCPU
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	noConfig
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	recordReplayNotSupported
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	replayNotSupported
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	templateVm
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	thinDisk
VmFaultToleranceConfigIssueReasonForIssue	verifySSLCertificateFlagNotSet
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBackingDeviceType
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBackingDeviceType	virtualCdrom
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBackingDeviceType	virtualDisk
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBackingDeviceType	virtualFloppy
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBackingDeviceType	virtualParallelPort
VmFaultToleranceInvalidFileBackingDeviceType	virtualSerialPort
VmShutdownOnIsolationEventOperation
VmShutdownOnIsolationEventOperation	poweredOff
VmShutdownOnIsolationEventOperation	shutdown
VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchPvlanPortType
VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchPvlanPortType	community
VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchPvlanPortType	isolated
VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchPvlanPortType	promiscuous